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Metcalfe's law
"The value of a network increases exponentially with the number of nodes," coined by Bob Metcalfe, founder of 3Com Corporation and major designer of Ethernet. A network becomes more useful as more users are connected. A primary example is the Internet. It fostered global email, which became more valuable as more users adopted it. See laws.
laws
Following are axioms that have been made by professionals in the field from time to time about computers and information technology. For the actual text, look up the definition.
Law Subject
Amara's law Technology in general
Amdahl's law System & network speed
Asimov's laws Robotics
Brook's law Software projects
Clarke's laws Prediction
Codd's rules Relational database
Cole's law Essential elements
Fitts' law User interface
Freedman's law Programming
Kerckhoffs' law Cryptopraphy
Kryder's law Hard drive density
Metcalfe's law Network value
Moore's law Transistor capacity
Nacchio's law IP gateways
Reed's law Network value
Shannon's law Channel speed
Thackara's laws Product design
Wirth's law Software bloat
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